Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards
amphetamines
Central nervous system stimulants that act like natural occurring adrenaline
Avoirdupois
Something sold or measured by weight based on 1 point equaling 16 ounces
Bath salts
A psychoactive “designer drug” that is synthesized from various amphetamine-like chemicals and can be inhaled, swallowed, smoked, or injected.
Cannabis sativa
The Indian hemp plant popularly known as marijuana; its resin, flowering tops, leaves, and stem contain the plants psychoactive substances
Fermentation
A combustive process in which yeasts interact with the sugars in plants such as grapes, grains, and fruits to produce an enzyme that converts the sugar into alcohol.
Hashish
A drug produced from resin that covers the flowers of cannabis hemp plant. The resin generally contains a greater concentration of the drug’s psychoactive properties.
Morphine
A derivative of opium best known as a potent pain-relieving medication.
Narcotic
A central nervous system depressant that contains sedative and pain-relieving compounds.
Opium poppy
A plant cultivated for centuries, primarily in Eurasia, for opium - a narcotic that acts as a central nervous system depressant.
Patent medicines
Products that were sold, most often in the 19th century, as medicines that would cure a host of illnesses and diseases.
Peyote
A cactus plan, the top of which (a “button”) is dried and ingested for its hallucinogenic properties.
Prohibition
The legislative forbidding of the sale of a substance, as in the alcohol prohibition era in the US, 1920-1933.
Solvent
A substance, usually a liquid or gas, that contains one or more intoxicating components; examples are glue, gasoline, and nonstick frying pan sprays
Speakeasy
A slang expression used to describe a saloon operating without a license; popularly used during Prohibition.
Synthetic marijuana
A psychoactive “designer drug” compromised of natural plants that are sprayed with synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of cannabis when consumed.
